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Yale economist Robert Shiller praises finance and defends Goldman Sachs Group Inc., while George Soros urges Angela Merkel not to hurl Europe into “deflationary debt trap” in two of our favorite business books of late. Here’s a list of recommended titles.

What, exactly, happened on the day whistleblower Paul Moore lost his job as head of risk at HBOS Plc ? A clear explanation might help avert another financial meltdown, judging from Tim Harford ’s brainy new book, “Adapt.”

Tim Harford has an unusual fear about government failure. He’s not worried that the government fails too often. He’s worried that it doesn’t fail often enough. The British economist is the author of the compelling new book,"Adapt: Why Success Always Starts With Failure."